Gaylord Anton Nelson was an American Democratic politician from Wisconsin. He was the principal founder of Earth Day. In 1970, he called for Congressional hearings on the safety of combined oral contraceptive pills, which were famously called “The Nelson Pill Hearings.” As a result of the hearings, side-effect disclosure was required for the pill in patient inserts – the first …

Langur, Hanuman: Mammal Encyclopedia For Students And Children — The gray langurs are a group of Old World monkeys and make up the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus. Colobinae is a subfamily of the Old World monkey family that includes 58 species in 10 genera, including the skunk-like black-and-white colobus, the large-nosed Proboscis Monkey, and the gray langurs, sacred to …

एसोसिएशन फुटबॉल जिसे आमतौर पर सिर्फ फुटबॉल या सॉकर कहा जाता है, दुनिया के सबसे लोकप्रिय खेलों में से एक है। यह एक सामूहिक खेल है और इसे ग्यारह खिलाड़ियों के दो दलों के बीच खेला जाता हैं। फ़ीफा विश्व कप (प्रायः मात्र विश्व कप), फेडरेशन इंटरनेशनेल डी फुटबॉल एसोसिएशन (फीफा), खेल की वैश्विक शासी निकाय के सदस्यों के वरिष्ठ …

Will Smith has shared a series of new pictures and a video from Haridwar, where he took part in the Ganga aarti. Actor Will Smith has shared a series of new images and a video from Haridwar (Uttar Pradesh), in which he appears to be taking part in the Ganga aarti. The actor wrote that his visit to India ‘awakened …

गत एक दशक में एवोकाडो का सेवन दुनिया भर में लोकप्रिय हुआ है लेकिन इसकी खेती करने वाले मैक्सिको तथा अन्य देशों में इनकी बढती मांग की पूर्ति के लिए बड़े पैमाने पर जंगलों का अंधाधुंध विनाश शुरू हो गया है। संयुक्त राष्ट्र खाद्य एवं कृषि संगठन (Food and Agriculture Organization) के अनुसार दुनिया भर में एवोकाडो की मांग लगातार …

वैज्ञानिक स्तर पर साबित हो चुका है कि ऊंटनी का दूध वास्तव में अनेक रोगों को दूर रखने में सक्षम है। इस दूध में विशेष प्रकार के प्रोटीन, मिनरल्स और विटामिन्स होने के कारण यह बेहद सेहतमंद है। यह कैल्शियम, पोटाशियम, आयरन, विटामिन ‘सी’, ‘बी-2’, ‘ए’ व ‘ई’ का अच्छा स्रोत है। 29 नवम्बर 2016 को फूड सेफ्टी एंड स्टेंडर्ड्स …

A little boy called Dhon lived in a hut with his mother, in a small village in Assam. Every evening Dhon’s mother went to a nearby jungle to fetch firewood. When she was away, Dhon would play in the garden. Everyday, before leaving, she would tell Dhon, “I am going to bring firewood, son. Do not go out. Play near …

Romila Thapar (born 1931) is an Indian historian whose principal area of study is ancient India. After graduating from Panjab University, Thapar earned her doctorate under A. L. Basham at the School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London in 1958. Later she worked as Professor of Ancient Indian History at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, where …

Pujya Shree Bhupendra Bhai Pandya — A perennial question that plagues the minds of all religiously and spiritually inclined people is that, ‘How does one recognize a true Guru?’ A true Guru is one who enlightens us about the treasures we have buried within ourselves, is instrumental in their expressions and eventually leads us to the realization of the whole, …

Gangaur (गणगौर) is one of the most popular, colorful and important festival for people of Rajasthan and it is observed throughout the state with great enthusiasm and devotion by womenfolk. The festival is the celebration of monsoon, harvest and martial fidelity. Women worship Gauri, the consort of Lord Shiva. The word ‘Gangaur’ is literally made up of two words, ‘Gana’ …